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top-chains

top-chains is the plural of top-chain.

Meaning of top-chain

Noun

top-chain (plural top-chains)

  1. (historical) A chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action, to prevent their falling, if the ropes by which they are hung are shot away.

Questions about top-chains

What is top-chains the plural of?
Top-chains is the plural of top-chain.

Words near top-chains in the dictionary

  1. top-box
  2. top-boxes
  3. top-case
  4. top-cases
  5. top-chain
  6. top-chains
  7. top-class
  8. top-dimensional
  9. top-down
  10. top-drain
  11. top-drained

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